1903 - 1983
Joan Violet Robinson (née Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. One of the most prominent economists of the century, Joan Robinson incarnated the "Cambridge School" in most of its guises in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Robinson has received more than 491,435 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Joan Robinson is the 136th most popular economist (down from 135th in 2019), the 1,115th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,162nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Economist.
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Among economists, Joan Robinson ranks 136 out of 315. Before her are Jim Rogers, Franz Oppenheimer, Robert Reich, Ernest Mandel, Clive Granger, and Walt Whitman Rostow. After her are Bingu wa Mutharika, Robert C. Merton, Angus Deaton, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Jeremy Rifkin, and Ernst Engel.
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 130
1864 - 1943
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 131
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 132
1923 - 1995
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 133
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 134
1916 - 2003
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 135
1903 - 1983
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 136
1934 - 2012
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 137
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 138
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 139
1806 - 1882
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 140
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 141
1821 - 1896
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 142
Among people born in 1903, Joan Robinson ranks 80. Before her are Vladimir Bartol, Lou Gehrig, Johannes Heesters, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Benjamin Spock, and Sadegh Hedayat. After her are Evelyn Waugh, Werner Best, Charles W. Morris, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Walker Evans, and Heinz Reinefarth. Among people deceased in 1983, Joan Robinson ranks 45. Before her are Georges Bidault, Kurt Tank, Jack Dempsey, Dolores del Río, Pridi Banomyong, and Nicolaus von Below. After her are Horst Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Victor Turner, Shizo Kanakuri, Walther Nehring, and William Walton.
1903 - 1967
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 74
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 75
1903 - 2011
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 76
1903 - 1988
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 77
1903 - 1998
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 78
1903 - 1951
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 79
1903 - 1983
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 80
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 81
1903 - 1989
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 82
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 83
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 84
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 85
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 86
1899 - 1983
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 39
1898 - 1983
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 40
1895 - 1983
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 41
1905 - 1983
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 42
1900 - 1983
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 43
1907 - 1983
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 44
1903 - 1983
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 45
1906 - 1983
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 46
1892 - 1983
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 47
1920 - 1983
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 48
1891 - 1983
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 49
1892 - 1983
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 50
1902 - 1983
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 51
Among people born in United Kingdom, Joan Robinson ranks 1,115 out of 7,765. Before her are Thomas Lawrence (1769), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Matthew Lewis (1775), Kiefer Sutherland (1966), Rick Astley (1966), and Robert Faurisson (1929). After her are Emily Blunt (1983), Tim Staffell (1948), Arthur Drewry (1891), Robert Stirling (1790), Tom Simpson (1937), and Edward Gordon Craig (1872).
1769 - 1830
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,109
1883 - 1950
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,110
1775 - 1818
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,111
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,112
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,113
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 1,114
1903 - 1983
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 1,115
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 1,116
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 1,117
1891 - 1961
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 1,118
1790 - 1878
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 1,119
1937 - 1967
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 1,120
1872 - 1966
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 1,121
Among economists born in United Kingdom, Joan Robinson ranks 19. Before her are James Mill (1773), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), Thomas Mun (1571), Richard Stone (1913), James Meade (1907), and Clive Granger (1934). After her are Angus Deaton (1945), James Mirrlees (1936), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), Oliver Hart (1948), Lionel Robbins (1898), and Harriet Martineau (1802).
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 13
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 14
1571 - 1641
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 15
1913 - 1991
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 16
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 17
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 18
1903 - 1983
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 19
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 20
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 21
1910 - 1993
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 22
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 23
1898 - 1984
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 24
1802 - 1876
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 25